Sweet Lassi and Masala Lassi Recipes
Best and easy Sweet and Masala lassi recipe: Lassi, Chaas, Buttermilk or laban is a very famous tasty and wonderful summer drink. If it is summer and you get a cold delicious drink, then it becomes fun. Everyone drinks it with gratification. It is also very easy and takes a very short time to prepare.
Ingredients
Ingredients for sweet lassi
- 1 cup Yogurt (Dahi) (250 gms)
- 3 tablespoon Powdered Sugar
- ½ cup Milk (100 ml)
- 4-5 nos. Saffron strands
- ¼ teaspoon Cardamom powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt (as per your taste)
- 2-4 tablespoon Water
- 4-5 nos. Ice cubes
- 2-3 nos. Pistachios (chopped)
- 2-3 nos. Almonds (chopped)
Ingredients for Masala lassi or Mattha
- 1 cup Yogurt (Dahi) (250 gms)
- 1 glass Chilled water (250 gms)
- 1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
- ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper powder
- ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
- 1-2 nos. Green Chillies (finely chopped)
- 1 tablespoons chopped Coriander leaves
- ½ inch Ginger (grated)
- ½ teaspoon Salt (as per your taste)Salt
Instructions
Method for preparing sweet lassi:
- Before starting the recipe soak saffron strands in 1/2 cup of milk for at least 10 minutes and your saffron milk ready.
- Now take a 1 cup yogurt in a deep bowl and whisk a little with a hand blender or wooden whisk beater
- Then add powdered sugar and cardamom powder. Whisk it until the sugar gets dissolved. it takes a minute only.
- Further, add saffron milk in it and whisk it for another minute.
- At the end add little chilled water or ice cubes, ¼ teaspoon of salt (as per your taste), and whisk again.
- Garnish it with chopped dry fruits, saffron strands, and ice cubes.
- Your sweet Lassi is ready for serving.
Method for preparing Masala Lassi:
- Take a 1 cup yogurt in a mixing bowl.
- Whisk it a little with a wooden whisk beater or hand blender to make it lumps-free.
- Now add all spicy one by one like first add cumin powder then add chopped green chillies, grated ginger, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper powder, chopped coriander leaves, asafoetida, and salt to taste.
- Mix all ingredients well with yogurt and then add chilled water as much as you want your spicy lassi thick or thin. I have added here 1 glass (250 ml) of chilled water.
- Finally, whisk this for 3-4 minutes until a little fogy thin butter comes out on the surface.
- Now your spicy lassi/Mattha is ready. garnish it with Chopped coriander leaves and cumin powder.
Notes
Tips for Sweet lassi:
1 - You can use curd or yogurt homemade or market. but take full-fat curd or yogurt.
2 - Don't add too much milk.
3 - Adding dry fruits and saffron are optional.
4 - Once you make lassi store it in a refrigerator.
Tips for Masala lassi:
1 - Add chilled water to your likeness
2 - You can add mint leaves or Tulsi leaves instead of coriander leaves.
3 - Store in a refrigerator it will last for a minimum of 24 hours.